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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 12 years

Donald Macpherson

Superintendent of Student Achievement · Thames Valley District School Board
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$124,369.00
▲ 3.0% since 2009

Donald Macpherson was paid $124,369.00 in total compensation as Superintendent of Student Achievement at Thames Valley District School Board in 2020, 24% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Donald Macpherson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2009, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $142,732.00 a year, up 3% over that span.

That is 4% above the average disclosed pay of $119,111.83 across 4,186 listed Thames Valley District School Board employees.

$124,369.00
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$142,732.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+3.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$128K$145K$162K$180K200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Donald Macpherson's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $173,186.17
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$142,732.00
Total growth since 2009+3.0%
Biggest raise+12.9% (2014)
Biggest drop-28.2% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Superintendent of Student Achievement$124,369.00▼ 28.2%
2019★ Best
Superintendent of Student Achievement$173,186.17▲ 1.7%
2018
Superintendent of Student Achievement$170,278.24▲ 6.5%
2017
Superintendent of Student Achievement↑ role changed$159,888.40▼ 1.1%
2016
Superintendent Of Student Achievement↑ role changed$161,621.72▲ 5.4%
2015
Superintendent of Student Achievement↑ role changed$153,397.98▲ 3.1%
2014
Superintendent Of Education↑ role changed$148,785.96▲ 12.9%
2013
Secondary Principal$131,736.55▲ 4.8%
2012
Secondary Principal$125,671.77▲ 1.9%
2011
Secondary Principal$123,301.79▲ 2.9%
2010
Secondary Principal$119,791.98▼ 0.8%
2009First
Secondary Principal$120,758.40
12 years total$1.7M total$142,732.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Superintendent of Student Achievement
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
12

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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